Covidien Supports FDA On Acetaminophen Safe Use
Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products and the world's largest producer of acetaminophen, supports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the safe use of acetaminophen. This morning, the FDA requested manufacturers to voluntarily limit the acetaminophen content of each prescription pill or capsule to no more than 325 mg within three years. In addition, the ...

FDA Awards SDIX Method Equivalency For Salmonella Enteritidis Detection In Poultry Houses And Eggs
SDIX (NASDAQ: SDIX), a leading supplier of rapid detection solutions to the $1 billion food pathogen testing market, today announced that its RapidChek SELECT Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) test system has been reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and determined to be equivalent in accuracy, precision and sensitivity to their current standard methods for poultry house ...

2010 FDA Approvals and a Look Ahead
Recent history can help us handicap FDA decisions.